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What is photography / What makes a photographer?
#1

So, what is photography? Just taking pictures? How do you define it?

Does taking pictures make you a photographer?

Photographer = one who takes photographs?
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#2

Technically - yes.

Photography is fairly simple technical skill using a small set of tools. You take photographs - you are a photographer.

What makes a great photographer is a better question. That is where you have to consider artistry and technical expertise.
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#3

Hey good question adam. I agree with Toady, but here's what the Merriam-Webster and Wordnet dictionaries say:

Quote:photographer

\Pho*tog"ra*pher\, n. One who practices, or is skilled in, photography.

[Free Trial - Merriam-Webster Unabridged.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

photographer

n : someone who takes photographs professionally [syn: lensman]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University


I think I fall into the "practices" rather than "skilled in" photography group... Big Grin
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#4

Isn't that why we often hear the phrase 'professional photographer' and 'amateur photographer', or in my case, 'really-crappy-photographer'? Big Grin

God has placed me on earth to accomplish certain things.
Right now, I am so far behind that I will never die.
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#5

how about the one im in .. the "i wanna be a try hard Amateur photographer" category ..
kekeke ^____^
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#6

I saw a photographer today, he had an L lens
then I followed him a bit (I hope he doesn't read this)
and saw that he had another L lens Tongue

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#7

we should have mugged him adam !
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#8

What was he doing? Not photographing little kids playing I hope... Rolleyes
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#9

nah .. he was photographing some chick holding some brochures or something ..
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#10

photographer

\Pho*tog"ra*pher\, n. One who has paws and a clicky thing.

[Free Trial - Terrier-Webster Unabridged.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Cave canem
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#11

hahahaha
Rufus seems to be the only photographer here Tongue
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#12

Hey Roo, isn't that definition supposed to be "Pawtographer"? Oh wait.. that's Petographer's job.... Big Grin
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